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<p>The Department is providing over 200,000 laptops and tablets to vulnerable and
disadvantaged children who would otherwise not have access and are preparing for examinations
in Year 10, receiving support from a social worker, including pre-school children,
or are a care leaver. Where care leavers, children with a social worker at secondary
school and disadvantaged children in Year 10 do not have internet connections, we
are providing 4G wireless routers.</p><p>Local authorities and academy trusts are
best placed to identify and distribute the laptops and tablets to children and young
people who need devices. In May, the Department invited local authorities to order
devices for the most vulnerable children first - children with a social worker and
care leavers.</p><p>Earlier this month, the Department started inviting academy trusts
and local authorities to order their devices for disadvantaged year 10 pupils.</p><p>For
those in rural areas or without a connection, schools will be able to draw on support
from the BBC, which is broadcasting lessons on television via the red button, and
may choose to draw on the many resources offers which have been made by publishers
across the country. The Department’s remote education guidance includes examples of
how schools can support pupils without internet access by, for example, providing
physical work packs.</p>
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